Fish-hook.



S. T. BONNER.

FISH HOOK. APPLICATION FILED DEC.12, l9l4.

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Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

STEPHEN T. BONNER, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

FISELHOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. '3, 1915.

Application filed December 12, 1914. Serial No. 876,895.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHEN T. BONNER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county ofSpokane and State of "Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fish- Hooks, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in fish hooks and has for itsprimary object to provide an improved device of this character primarilyfor use in troll fishing whereby the minnow or other bait will besecurely held upon the hook against displacement or release therefromwhen the line is cast.

The invention has for an additional object to provide a fish hook whichis so con-' structed that the minnow may be very easily and quicklyengaged thereon with a minimum laceration or tearing of the flesh .ofthe fish.

In the accomplishment of the objects above stated, I employ a hookhaving a tubular shank provided with series of opposed openings in itswalls, and a rod to which the line is connected loosely engaged in saidtubular shank and provided with expansible resilient fiukes or prongsadapted. to project through the opposed openings and penetrate the bodyof the minnow or other bait.

It is a further general object, of my invention to improve and simplifythe construction of devices of the above character whereby theirconvenience and serviceability as well as the efliciency of the same inpractical use, is greatly increased.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved fish hook, showing aminnow or other bait in dotted lines; Fig. 2 is an elevationillustrating the condition of the device when the bait is to be appliedthereto; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section; and Fig. 4 is a detailperspective View of the adjustable impallng member.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates a fish hook which isprovided withan elongated tubular shank 6 closed at one end.

It Will be understood, that though I have illustrated an integralconstruction of the shank and hook, the shank may, nevertheless, beprovided upon its outer end with desired number of detachable hooks.This type of fish hook is so well known in the art, that itsillustration or further description would be superfluous. The tubularshank 6 is provided in its walls with opposed series of openingsindicated at 7, the particular purpose of which will be hereinafterfully pointed out.

To numeral 8 designates what I shall herelnafter refer to as theimpaling member. his member consists of a rod having an eye or loop 9formed upon one end whereby the fish line shown at 10 may beconveniently connected thereto. The eye 9 1s preferably of elongatedform and tapers to a point whereby the insertion of the rod 8 throughthe body of the minnow is facilitated. The other end of this rod isformed with a slightly enlarged head 11 upon which, at opposite sides ofthe rod, the resilient flukes or prongs 12 are integrally formed. Theseprongs extend inwardly from the head 11 and gradually diverge or extendoutwardly from the rod. The head 11 is of such diameter that it willfreely move 1ongitudinally within the bore of the tubular shank 6.

In the use of the device, the rod of the impaling member is forcedinwardly into the shank 6 until the resilient prongs 12 are disposed inthe inner end of the bore of said shank and beyond the series ofopenings 7 In this position of the impaling member, the same is insertedinto the mouth of the minnow or other bait, as shown in Fig. 2 andforced through the body thereof. After the shank 5 has been projectedthrough the body of the minnow, and the hook 6 disposed adjacent to themouth of the minnow, the end of the impaling member is grasped andpulled outwardly. This member is then turned in the tubular shank 5 sothat the resilient prongs 12 thereof are opposed to the openings 7 inthe shank and will project outwardly therethrough. These prongs are ofsuflicient length to extend through the body of the minnow as clearlyindicated in Fig. 1. In the casting of the line, it will be obvious thatthe weight of the minnow or other bait tends to pull the tubnlar shankof I the hook outwardly upon the impalingmemescape by upon clearly andand arrangement, and I,

v as claimed.

inner' end of said tail.

that very. grati in'azthe use oft e present invention.

her, and thus prevent the prongs of said member from working out of thebody of the minnow so as to release the latter. These prongs.effectually prevent any turning movement of the mmnow upon the hookshank and efiectually obviate tearing of the y of the minnow In trollfishing, it is desirable that the minnow or other bait be held straightas'it' is drawn through the water and prevented from turning withrelation. to the hook. This object, is fully attained by' means of mimproved fish hook above descr1bed.

it will be apparent that, after the fish has been impaled by the hooktwisting and turning the shank 6 the rod' 8, in the event that theprongs displaced, owing to the fact that the shank is larged end 11 "ofthe rod 8 would effectually preclude the complete separatlon of said rodand theshank 6.. v I From the foregoing descnpt on, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, the construction, manner 'oferaladvantages of" the mvent1on will fully understood.

and quickly engaged is tobe particularly;3

'12 are may be very easilyupon the hook. It noted that the body of themmnow 1s greatly mutilated, as the impalingmembers 12extcnd through thebody adjacent to the It is, therefore, manifest ing results may beobtained It is further apparent that as the fish hook is exle in itsconstruction, the same be produced at small manufacturmg cost, and ishighly durable and serv1ceable in use. The books 'may for a long time.

sizes or grades as are used for catching different species 0 understoodthat while I have illustrated in the drawing a very practical embodimentof my invention, the several elements thereof may be-greatly varied inform, proportion. therefore, reserve fairly embodied mate changes as maybe of the invent on within the-spirit and scope thus fully described myinven- T Having I tion, what I desire toclaim and secure by.

Letters Patent is:- 1 4 hook including the hook pro er 1. A'fish havinga shank, nd an impaling mem er longitudinally movable with respect tosaid shank andprovided witha prong adapted to engage the shank andbeforced outwardly in one when the impaling" member is moved directionvand projected into a bait engaged upon said shank.

2. A fish hook including the the shank and into in its efforts toescape.4

. engage said 5, it cannot closed and theen-.

shank being provided d sevgaged in said shan Thus, the. minnow willremain ahvebe furnished to the 1 retail trade by the manufacturer invarious f fish. It is, therefore, to be [mgs in its wall, and animpaling member said shank.

' shank being provided shank, said rod hook'proper having a shank, andvan impaling memberhaving s aced prongs ada said shan when said mem er ismoved in one direction and be forced outwardly, from the body of a baitengaged thereon.

3. A fish hook including the hook pro or having a shank, and an impalingmem er having spaced resilient prongs adapted to shank when said' memberis moved in one direction and be forced outted to engage wardly from theshank and into the body of a bait engaged thereon.

4. A fish hook including the hook pro er having a shank, and an impalingmem er having spaced resilient prongs integrally formed with said memberadapted to engage said shank-when said member is moved in onedirectionand be forced outwardly from the shank and into the body of a'bait engaged thereon.

5. A fish hook including a tubular shank having the hook'proper on oneend, sa1d with opposed openmember movably en and having spaced the wallof the ings, and an impalm prongs adapted to engage shank in themovement of one direction and project'outwardly through said openingsinto the body of a bait engaged on the shank. a

6. A fish-hook including having thehook proper on shank being providedwith a series of openings in its wall, and an impaling memberlongitudinally movable within said .shank a tubular shank said member 1none end, said and having a resilient prong adapted to project outwardlythrough said opening when the member is moved in one direction andpenetrate the body of a bait engaged on said shank.

7. A fish hook including a tubular shank said shank having opposedseries of openlongitudinally movable in said shank and provided withoppositely projecting resilient prongs engaged 'with'the walls of theshank and adapted to project outwardly through opposed openings thereinwhen said mem er is moved in one direction and penetrates the body of abait arranged-on 8. A fish hook including atubular shank having the hookproper on one end,.said with opposed series a rod longitudinally ofopenings in its wall,

movable in said'shank, and spaced-resilient prongs fined to one-end ofsaid rod and exsaid prongs being nortending inwardly, mally whollyconfined within said tubular being adapted to be turned to aline theprongs with the openings in the shank whereby the prongsmay be projectedoutwardly through opposed openings provided with the hook proper on oneend,

in the shank when said rod is moved in one direction and caused topenetrate the body of a bait engaged on said shank.

9. A fish hook including a tubular shank provided With a hook on one endand closed at its other end, a rod longitudinally movable in said shank,and means on said rod engaging the Walls of the tubular shank to preventrelative turning movement of said rod and shank and also preventlongitudinal movement of the shank upon said rod in one direction.

10. A fish hook having a hook on other end, said shank being providedwith opposed openings, and a rod longitudinally including a tubularshank one end and closed at its.

movable in said shank and provided with impaling prongs adapted by theirinherent resiliency to project through the openings in the shank When inalinement therewith, said prongs when out of alined relation with saidopenings and disposed Within the tubular shank being adapted to engagethe closed end of said shank and prevent disconnection of said rod andshank.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

STEPHEN T. BONNER.

Witnesses:

G. J. BOWMAN, CARL Cox.

